Even those of us who believe Putin’s goal was to sow discord in our political system and create problems for whichever candidate won the 2016 election must acknowledge that Russia was ingratiating itself with Trump.

The hearings revealed for the first time the full scope of Russian disinformation campaigns and offered the public the first glimpse of online ads wielded by foreign operatives to sew disinformation and discord among the U.S. public.

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Origin and Etymology of discord

Middle English descorde, discord, from Anglo-French descorde, from Latin discordia, from discord-, discors — see 2discord

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DISCORD Defined for Kids

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Definition of discord for Students

Word Root of discord

The Latin word cor, meaning “heart,” and its form cordis give us the root cord. Words from the Latin cor have something to do with the heart. When there is discord, or disagreement, hearts are apart. When there is accord, or agreement, hearts have moved together. Anything that is cordial, such as a welcome, comes from the heart.